Three Essential Skills by Sina Marasco DTM Eastern Division Director, District 73 I came across a post by Sina Marasco tonight and it caught my attention – Three Essential Skills – all of which can be learned in Toastmasters. Effective communication, Evaluation and Planning. “Here are three essential skills I wish I had learnt at school…
Practice Makes Perfect in Public Speaking and Presentations Why is it that some speakers captivate our attention and move us to action, while others put us to sleep? How can you learn to be one of the good ones? It takes Practice!! Contrary to popular opinion, great speakers are not born—they are made. You…
Having Fun Helps Cultivate Positive & Creative Thinking A few days ago, we talked about the culture at Google and how it promotes creative thinking. One of the things you hear again and again is how much fun it is to work there. As it turns out, having fun is an important part of…
12 Ways to Become a Better Writer Are you a writer? Today’s online marketplace has a high demand for writers, but the competition is heavy, so you’ll want to be the best writer you can be. Here are 12 ways you can become a better writer. Why not give them a try. Look at articles,…
Tips on Writing Effective Web Copy Is your web copy working for you, or could it do a better job? Be honest. Are you getting the traffic conversion rate you were looking for or is it lacking? These tips on writing effective web copy could turn things around for you, so make sure you read…
Copywriter Secrets You Should Know About If you are working hard to become the best copywriter you can be, good for you! Half the battle is persistence and practice. Of course, having some of those top secrets no one wants to share can certainly come in handy too! And that’s exactly what we are about…
How to Become a More Productive Writer Becoming a writer and becoming a productive writer are two different things. The fact of the matter is that the only writers online that make any money are those that are both fast and good. You can be fast and create terrible copy that no one wants, and…
10 Copywriter Tips That Work If you want to improve your copywriter skills you’ll want to check out these 10 copywriter tips that are proven to work. Sales writing is barely tolerated by the marketplace so companies and entrepreneurs are looking for copywriters that have a record of success. Boring copywriting is an immediate failing…
5 Steps to a Top Notch Article There are all kinds of articles on the web, but a good web article should be between 500 and 800 words and it should share something – give useful tips, provide ‘how to’ information, or answer a question. There are 5 steps that will ensure you create a…
You Have A Choice Over the past few weeks I have been listening to people’s stories. Stories about how they dealt with problems in their daily lives such as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Depression, car accidents, job loss, trips to exotic places, and more. I started to think about some of the motivational speakers I have…